Statistics provided by Eurostat

14.4% of young people aged between 18 and 24 years have left secondary or primary education forms. Their number is about 6 million

17.4% of people aged between 18 and 24 years have completed only primary school

Reasons for dropout

gangs drugs/alcohol

teen pregnancy crimes

Solutions

• Improving the school system• Extra-curriculum activities• Students having the right to

choose the subjects they want to study

• Teachers keeping the subjects interesting

High school staff members making appointments with parents for voluntary home visits in order to keep parents engaged with their children's progress

Teachers paying attention to the warning signs in students’ behavior.

Providing weekend and evening classes

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Prepared by: Kristiana Todorova and Simona Rosenova

Sources:

http://www.edutopia.org/student-dropout-retention-strategies

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/franklin-schargel/the-real-reasons-children-drop-out-of-school_b_4093876.html

http://www.expandinglearning.org/expandingminds/article/proven-solution-dropout-prevention-expanded-learning-opportunities

https://www.google.bg/search?q=dfhf&biw=1366&bih=631&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Z6htVd-6D8G5ygPQs4KoBg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ#tbm=isch&q=dropout